Osprey Monitoring & Sightings
Where are Osprey Nesting?
For more than 15 years, Greenbelt has been dedicated to Osprey conservation through the construction and maintenance of nesting platforms, data collection, public education, and collaborative research efforts aimed at protecting this once endangered species. Volunteers submit their sightings online, and the most recent sightings are displayed in real-time.
Osprey Sighting Form
Help track Osprey behavior north of Boston by submitting your observations using our easy-to-use online reporting form.
Osprey Sightings Archive Search
Name: Linda Pogson
Nest Name:
SAU-03 - Route 107 Utility Pole
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-04-05
8:30 AM to Again 9:00 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 48 - cloudy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Driving past
General Comments:
Name: Carolyn Burt
Nest Name:
SAL-06 - Carr Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-04-05
12:05 PM to 12:25 PM
at: Newburyport
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 31 degrees; cloudy; winds 14 mph
Other Activity:
Observation Method: on foot with spotting scope
General Comments:
Name: Dave Rimmer
Nest Name:
IPS-16 - Paine Creek Camp #2-Dumaine
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-04-05
1 PM to 1 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
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General Comments:
Name: Dave Rimmer
Nest Name:
IPS-11A - Paine Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-04-05
1 PM to 1 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
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General Comments:
Name: Dave Rimmer
Nest Name:
IPS-08 - Sally Weatherall Reservation Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-04-05
1 PM to 1 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
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General Comments:
Name: Linda Pogson
Nest Name:
SAU-07 - Stanton Street Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-04-04
3:30 PM to Again 4:00 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 50's
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Walking on the Rail Trail
General Comments: No osprey visible and no sign of a nest on the platform
Name: Jerry Klima
Nest Name:
SAL-01 - Rings Island Platforms
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Actively Building Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-04-04
11:00 AM to 11:15 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 48 degrees, cloudy, calm
Other Activity: The ospreys are bringing nesting material to Platform 2. The female brought a large stick from the river to Platform 2 and the male flew from Platform 1 to Platform 2 carrying other nesting material. Maybe they remember that their nest failed on Platform 1 last year.
Observation Method: from bedroom window
General Comments:
Name: Stephen Saxe
Nest Name:
MAR-01 - Forest River Park Channel Marker R2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Choose Activity Observed
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-04-04
1:30 to 1:35
at: Marblehead
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
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Weather Conditions: Clear
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Car
General Comments:
Name: Nicole Tropeano
Nest Name:
HAV-01 - Trinity Stadium Light Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Self
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-04-04
3:50 PM to 3:55 PM
at: Haverhill
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
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Weather Conditions: 60 degrees sunny
Other Activity: fish in talon
Observation Method: car
General Comments:
Name: Nancy A.N. Perry
Nest Name:
HAV-01 - Trinity Stadium Light Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-04-04
01:43 PM. to 01:52 PM.
at: Haverhill
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: cloudy with gusty wind
Other Activity: Boo Hoo! There is no activity because more lights and a fake bird were put onto the tower. The old pieces of nest were also cleaned off. I don't think that the ospreys will feel welcome there any more. There were several sea gulls around the parking lot area and possibly a single osprey, but I'm not certain if it was an osprey as was just flying around up quite high.
Observation Method: on foot & from vehicle
General Comments: Just a thought...since the stadium is so close to the river, would it make any sense to put a platform near that area? Maybe the pair would come back if there were a place for them to build a nest.